# Photoshop in a Day

Canonical URL: <https://training-nyc.com/courses/introduction-to-adobe-photoshop>

## Overview

In this one-day course, you'll learn to retouch photos, improve contrast and color, add text, swap backgrounds, prepare files for print or web, and more.

This course is for beginners who lightly use Photoshop, or for those interested in cultivating a new skill. No prior experience necessary.

Want to invest more than one day to learn Photoshop? Our [Photoshop Bootcamp](https://training-nyc.com/courses/photoshop-bootcamp) is a three-day comprehensive that offers 18 hours of hands-on practice.

## What you'll learn

### Learn How To:

- Use quick commands and essential tools
- Retouch photos and create graphics
- Enhance images by adjusting color, contrast, and more
- Prepare images for print and web

## Curriculum

### Section 1

#### Getting Started

- Zooming
- Scrolling
- Getting around
- Tools
- Copying & pasting

#### Photo Retouching

- Spot Healing Brush
- Content-Aware Fill

#### Cropping Photos

- Cropping Photos
- Straightening Photos
- Straightening a Layer

#### Creating Graphics: Combing Photos, Text, & Graphics

- Adding Type
- Smart Objects
- Importing Vector Graphics (Such as Logos)
- Type Anti-Aliasing

### Section 2

#### Replacing Backgrounds

- Select Subject
- Select and Mask
- Image compositing

#### Blend Modes & Opacity

- Blend Modes
- Opacity
- Placing & Editing Smart Objects

#### Color Correction Using Color Balance

- Creating adjustment layers for color correction
- Adjusting color balance
- Adjusting brightness/contrast

#### Color Correction Using Curves

- Color correction with a Curves adjustment layer
- Adjusting brightness and contrast with Curves
- Setting white, black, & mid points

#### Preparing Digital Photos for Print

- Viewing/setting image size
- Resampling pros & cons
- Saving as PSD
- Saving as TIFF

#### Exporting Files for Web/Digital

- Resizing images for the web/digital
- Reducing image size with resampling
- Exporting an optimized JPEG
- Exporting a transparent PNG

## Schedule
- May 31, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Jul 6, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Aug 3, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Aug 11, 2026 – Aug 13, 2026 — NYC
- Sep 14, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 7, 2026 — NYC
- Oct 18, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $425